This is a reasonable question to be asked by any investor that what is the amount of capital which should be invested in midcaps vis-a-vis the blue chip stocks.
While answering this question two factors which needs to be kept in the mind is the age and risk bearing capacity of an individual.
As a yardstick one can invest upto 30% of the capital in the midcap segment and this percentage can increase if an individual is younger in the age as his risk taking ability increases with the age.